LONG v. ATLANTA &c. R. CO.

40878.

253 Ga. 257 (1984)

320 S.E.2d 530

LONG et al. v. ATLANTA & WEST POINT RAILROAD COMPANY et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 6, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burnside & Wall, Thomas R. Burnside, Jr., James B. Wall, for appellants.

Heyman & Sizemore, William H. Major, Terry P. McKenna, Joseph M. Feuer, for appellees.


HILL, Chief Justice.

The first issue in this case is not unlike that raised in an 1899 case involving this same railroad. There it was asked: "Were the provisions of the general railroad law lawfully added to the charter of the West Point company?" Alexander v. Atlanta & West Point R. Co., 108 Ga. 151, 156 (33 SE 866) (1899). Today, although the facts differ, the question is substantially the same. The trial court here said they were; the minority shareholders...

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